Video alternate network access points and receivers

1. A satellite dish system comprising: a housing; a satellite dish receiver residing within the housing, wherein the satellite dish receiver is configured to receive a satellite video feed; and a video alternate network access point residing within the housing, wherein the video alternate network access point is directly connected to the satellite dish receiver via a coupling path that provides an electrical link and a communicative link between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point, the video alternate network access point comprising: a processor, and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: ingesting the satellite video feed directly from the satellite dish receiver, wherein the satellite dish receiver is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point, activating a microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point of the satellite dish system, and identifying a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel to be used to transmit the satellite video feed.

2. The satellite dish system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, from the microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point, the satellite video feed to a plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, wherein the satellite video feed is wirelessly transmitted by the video alternate network access point over at least the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel in an unlicensed spectrum to the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, and wherein the video alternate network access point uses a licensed spectrum to communicate with an access point of a communications network.

3. The satellite dish system of claim 2 , wherein the video alternate network access point of the satellite dish system is one of a plurality of video alternate network access points from a plurality of satellite dish systems that form a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

4. The satellite dish system of claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise synchronizing transmission of the satellite video feed over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel with at least one of the plurality of video alternate network access points within the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

5. The satellite dish system of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from a video alternate network receiver device of the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, a video alternate network receiver identifier; determining a current geolocation of the video alternate network receiver device, wherein the current geolocation is within a service area that provides the satellite video feed; determining that the video alternate network receiver device is within the service area that provides the satellite video feed but that the video alternate network receiver device originates from a prohibited geolocation area that is prohibited from presenting a portion of video content from the satellite video feed; and instructing a content provisioning system to prevent the video alternate network receiver device from presenting the portion of video content from the satellite video feed that is transmitted over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel.

6. The satellite dish system of claim 1 , wherein the satellite dish receiver comprises an optical low-noise block converter, and wherein the satellite dish receiver communicatively and electrically couples directly to the video alternate network access point via the optical low-noise block converter.

7. The satellite dish system of claim 6 , wherein the optical low-noise block converter is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path.

8. A method comprising: ingesting, by a video alternate network access point of a satellite dish system, a satellite video feed directly from a satellite dish receiver of the satellite dish system, wherein the satellite dish system comprises a housing and wherein the video alternate network access point and the satellite dish receiver reside within the housing, wherein the video alternate network access point is directly connected to the satellite dish receiver via a coupling path that provides an electrical link and a communicative link between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point, and wherein the satellite dish receiver is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point; activating, by the video alternate network access point, a microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point of the satellite dish system; and identifying, by the video alternate network access point, a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel to be used to transmit the satellite video feed.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting, from the microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point, the satellite video feed to a plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, wherein the satellite video feed is wirelessly transmitted by the video alternate network access point over at least the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel in an unlicensed spectrum to the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, and wherein the video alternate network access point uses a licensed spectrum to communicate with an access point of a communications network.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the video alternate network access point is one of a plurality of video alternate network access points from a plurality of satellite dish systems that form a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising synchronizing transmission of the satellite video feed over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel with at least one of the plurality of video alternate network access points within the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: receiving, from a video alternate network receiver device of the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, a video alternate network receiver identifier; determining, by the video alternate network access point, a current geolocation of the video alternate network receiver device, wherein the current geolocation is within a service area that provides the satellite video feed; determining, by the video alternate network access point, that the video alternate network receiver device is within the service area that provides the satellite video feed but that the video alternate network receiver device originates from a prohibited geolocation area that is prohibited from presenting a portion of video content from the satellite video feed; and instructing, by the video alternate network access point, a content provisioning system to prevent the video alternate network receiver device from presenting the portion of video content from the satellite video feed that is transmitted over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the satellite dish receiver comprises an optical low-noise block converter, and wherein the satellite dish receiver communicatively and electrically couples directly to the video alternate network access point via the optical low-noise block converter.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the optical low-noise block converter is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path.

15. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor of a video alternate network access point of a satellite dish system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: ingesting a satellite video feed directly from a satellite dish receiver of the satellite dish system, wherein the satellite dish system comprises a housing and wherein the video alternate network access point and the satellite dish receiver reside within the housing, wherein the video alternate network access point is directly connected to the satellite dish receiver via a coupling path that provides an electrical link and a communicative link between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point, and wherein the satellite dish receiver is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path between the satellite dish receiver and the video alternate network access point; activating a microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point of the satellite dish system; and identifying a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, from the microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point, the satellite video feed to a plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, wherein the satellite video feed is wirelessly transmitted by the video alternate network access point over at least the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel in an unlicensed spectrum to the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices, and wherein the video alternate network access point uses a licensed spectrum to communicate with an access point of a communications network.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the video alternate network access point is one of a plurality of video alternate network access points from a plurality of satellite dish systems that form a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise synchronizing transmission of the satellite video feed over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel with at least one of the plurality of video alternate network access points within the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving a video alternate network receiver identifier from a video alternate network receiver device of the plurality of video alternate network receiver devices; determining a current geolocation of the video alternate network receiver device, wherein the current geolocation is within a service area that provides the satellite video feed; determining that the video alternate network receiver device is within the service area that provides the satellite video feed but that the video alternate network receiver device originates from a prohibited geolocation area that is prohibited from presenting a portion of video content from the satellite video feed; and instructing a content provisioning system to prevent the video alternate network receiver device from presenting the portion of video content from the satellite video feed that is transmitted over the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the satellite dish receiver comprises an optical low-noise block converter, and wherein the satellite dish receiver communicatively and electrically couples directly to the video alternate network access point via the optical low-noise block converter, and wherein the optical low-noise block converter is electrically powered solely by the video alternate network access point via the electrical link provided by the coupling path.